Hair styling devices



Sept. 26, 1961 s. JULIAN 3,001,530

HAIR STYLING DEVICES Filed Jan. 12, 1959 INVEN TOR. 44 5A NFC/2D JUL IAN 60 lei/MAW ATTO QNEYS United States Patent HAIR STYLING DEVICES Sanford Julian, 97-07 67th Ave., Forest Hills, N.Y., as-

signor of two-thirds to Eugene J. Goldberg, Flushing, and Marc William Suffer-n, Port Jervis, N.Y. Filed Jan. 12, 1959, Ser. No. 786,146 1 Claim. (Cl. 132-33) This invention relates to hair styling devices, and refers more particularly to magnetic hair styling devices.

At the present time in professional hair dressing salons the styling of hair is conventionally done when wet, while non-professional hair styling done in the home by the lady herself isusually done dry. The hair styling devices, such as hair rollers and permanent wave rods, known in prior art, require clips, pins, bands or similar devices in order to fasten them to the head. When the rollers or rods are removed from the head, these fastening devices, especially the bands of the permanent wave rods often leave unsightly lines and marks on the hair which are particularly noticeable in the case of hair which has been colored. Since as many as twenty rollers or rods may be required for a hair styling, setting, or waving, the beautifying effect of such work is often greatly diminished by these unsightly lines and marks. Another ditficulty caused by the clips, pins, or hands is that they often prevent uniform styling, waving and setting of the hair. This results from the fact that the hair rollers or rods cannot be placed in the most advantageous position on the head because of the interference of the clips, pins, or bands, which also get in the way of the operator and often prevent a head from being correctly wound. 1

An object of the present invention is to improve the styling of hair by the use of specially constructed hair styling devices. r

Another object is to provide hair styling devices which can be placed on a head without requiring the use of clips, pins, bands or similar devices.

Yet another object is to eliminate unsightly lines or marks on haircaused by clips, pins, bands, or'similar devices by negating the need for such devices in hair styling.

Another object is that of achieving a high quality uniform wave without breaks, bends, or crookedness in the waves, through the use of specially constructed hair styling devices which can be uniformly and properly placed without the use of clips, pins, bands or similar devices which prevent the proper and uniform placing of the hair styling devices.

A further object is to reduce the time required to set a head through the use of specially constructed hair rollers and permanent wave rods.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in the course of the following specification.

In accordance with the present invention hair styling devices, such as hair rollers and permanent wave rods, are given magnetic properties. The magnetic hair styling devices, when placed on the head, are held in the proper relationship to one another by the force of magnetism, and no fasteners of any type need be left on the head during the styling, waving, or setting process. The magnetic hair styling devices are self orienting in that they tend to align parallel to one another, thus assuring a uniform wave.

The devices of the present invention will greatlyfacilitate hair styling by professionals and non-professionls alike, and are equally suitable for either wet or dry hair styling.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing, by way of example, preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic hair r 3,001,530 Patented Sept. 26,- 1961 styling device which is made completely of magnetic material and has a permanent magnetic north pole at one end and a permanent magnetic south pole at the other end.

FIGURE 1a is identical with FIGURE 1 except the device shown has no permanent magnetic poles.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective View of a magnetic hair styling device which has both a magnetic north pole and a magnetic south pole at each end.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a magnetic hair styling device which has a non-magnetic body and a laminar magnetic material so placed as to create a magnetic north pole at one end and a magnetic south pole at the other end.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of two parallel magnetic hair styling devices with non-magnetic bodies which have longitudinally disposed, elongated cylindrical magnets placed near each end.

FIGURE 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the magnetic hair styling devices of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE. 6 is a perspective view of part of another form of a magnetic hair styling device having a plurality of magnetic poles at each end.

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of a somewhat differently constructed magnetic hair styling device.

One form ofv the magnetic hair styling device of the present invention is the magnetic hair roller 10 shown in FIGURE 1. The magnetic hair roller 10 comprises a cylindrical body portion 11 made of latticed magnetic material, and end rings 12 and 13, both made of magnetic material. Since the entire roller 10 is made of material capable of being magnetized, it is quite easy to cause the entire roller 10 to become permanently magnetized by any process known in the art. In this manner, for example, the region of end ring 12 can be made a north pole and the region of end ring 13 can be made a south pole. For easy identification the north pole region can be colored black and the south pole region green. The rings 12 and 13 may be firmly attached to the body portion 11, or they may be rotatably mounted thereon.

FIGURE 1a shows a hair styling device 15, comprising, a body portion 16, and two end rings 17, 18, which is iden tical to the roller 10, except that the device 15 is made of magnetic material in which no permanent magnetic poles have been induced.

Another form of the magnetic hair styling device of the present invention is the magnetic hair roller 20 shown in FIGURE 2, comprising, a cylindrical body portion 21 made of non-magnetic material, semi-circular non-magnetic end ring portions 22, 23, 24 and 25, and magnets 26 and 27. The magnets 26, 27 are disposed normal to the longitudinal aXis of the roller 20 and at opposite ends thereof, and are securely held, and connected to the body 21, by the ring portions 22, 23 and 24, 25, respectively. The magnets 26, 27 are so arranged that the north pole 28 of magnet 26 lies on the same side of the curler 20 as the south pole 29 of magnet 27. The south pole 30 of magnet 26 lies on the same side of roller 20 as the north pole (not shown in figure) of the magnet 27. Different colors may be used to distinguish the north and south pole regions.

FIGURE 3 shows a magnetic hair styling device 30, comprising, an upper body portion 31 and a lower body portion 32 made of non-magnetic material having holes 33, 34 to allow, respectively, for the inward and outward flow of permanent wave solution, and an elongated laminar shaped magnet 35, having a north pole region 36 and a south pole region 37. The north and south pole regions are given different distinguishing colors. In the embodiment shown in FIGURE 3 the body portions 31, 32 and the magnet 35 are shaped and connected in a manner such that each longitudinal line lying on the surface of the device is "a smooth concave curve, and each lateral cross section-of the device 30 is -a circle.

The body portions 31, 32 and the magnet 35 may be fastened together by any suitable means such as the band rin'g38.

In FIGURE 4 is shown'a magnetic'hair styling device 40',comprising, a hollow non-magnetic body portion '41 made of plastic or sir'nilarmaterial having holes 42, 43 to allow, respectively, for the inward and outward'flow of permanent wave solution, and at oneend a thin cylindrical longitudinally disposed magnet 44 having a north pole 45 and a south pole 46, andat the'opposite end a thin cylindrical longitudinally disposed magnet 47 having a north pole 48' and a south pole"49-. I

The magnetic hair styling device 50'shown in FIGURE 4 is exactly the same as the device 40. The device 50 is merely oriented (i.e. turned around) so that the near magnet 51'has a south pole 52 and a north pole 53, and the magnet 54 has a south pole 55 and anorth pole 56.

In FIGURE 5, which is a longitudinally cross sectional view of the magnetic hair styling device 40, is shown a preferred method of fastening the magnet '44 with the body portion 41. The magnet 44 is inserted through a hole 57 in the body 41 and fitted into a notch 58 formed in vertical member 59 which is an integral part of body 41. An end plug 60 is then forced into the hole '57 firmly holding the magnet 44 in place.

Suitable colors may be used to distinguish end having a north pole near the surface from the end having a south pole near the surface.

In FIGURE 6 is shown another form of magnetic hair styling device 70, wherein magnets71, 72iare forced into a non-magnetic ring portion'73 which is connected to a non-magnetic body portion 74. The far end of the device is not shown but is identical with the near end. The magnet 71 has a north pole 75 and a south pole 76, and the magnet 72 has a north pole 77 anda south pole 78.

FIGURE 7 shows a hair styling device 80'having a body portion 81 and rings 82 and '83 located upon the'ends of the body portion 81. The ring 82 carries arplurality of separate magnets 84, while the ring 83 carries several separate magnets 85.

The manner in which the magnetic hair styling device is used to style, wave, or set hair is as follows:

The ends of a lock of hair are placed against the body portion (11, 21, 31, 41, 74 of FIGURES 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, respectively) of the magnetic hair styling device, and the hair is then wound up on the body portion. (If desired, a pin may be used to temporarily keep the wound hair from unwinding from the first styling device.) A second magnetic hair styling device is then wound in a similar manner, so that when wound the two devices are adjacent and parallel to one another "with the magnetic poles of the second styling device adjacent unlike poles on the first styling device. Since the north and south pole regions are differently colored, identification is easy. The attractive magnetic forces of the adjacent unlike magnetic poles hold the magnetic stylingdevice's securely together and prevent the hair from unwinding. The pinused to temporarily hold the first styling device may be removed and as many styling devices as desired may be added in like fashion without the use of clips, pins, or bands.

When using the'embodiment of FIGURE 1, all the styling devices used may be identical with the magnetic hair styling device 10, with unlike poles of successive styling devices being adjacent.

A second method of use would be to use the styling device 15 of FIGURE 1a between styling devices 10 of FIGURE 1.

The use of the embodiments of FIGURES 2, 3, 4 and6 follow the same principles indicated above, and successive styling devices are so oriented that unlike poles of successive styling devices are disposed adjacent to one another.

Among the advantages of the magnetic hair styling devices of the present invention are the following:

The elimination of the need for clips, pins or bands to hold a hair styling device on the head; they leave no unsightly lines or marks on the hair; they save a professional hair stylist up to fifteen minutes per styling and result in even greater time saving to the lady self-stylist at home; they make a uniform wave a-certainty and eliminate unsightly breaks in the hair; and they give a neater'more lovely hair styling, whether. done Wet or dry, or by professional or non-professional.

It is apparent that the described examples are capable of many variations and modifications within the scope of the present invention. All such variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention. a

What is claimed is:

A hair styling device, comprising a non-magnetic latticed cylindrical body portion and two endmembers located on opposite ends of said bodyportion and firmly connected therewith, each of said end members comprising a plurality of magnetsmaintaining permanent magv netic fields in the space' around said end members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 559,176 Hussey Apr. 28, 1896 824,812 Plimpton July 3, 1906' 2,188,028 Andrea et a1 J an. 23,1940 2,800,911 Solomon July 30, 1957 

